Top 10 Most Infamous Graphics Cards of All Time

The world of GPUs has always been a cutthroat one, and while no GPU designer ever intends to release a flop, there are instances under the high pressure environment of this market where mistakes are inevitable. A GPU maker has to survive by timely launches of competitive graphics solutions, straining to anticipate their rival’s intentions and often stretched for time against ever-present problems. It’s a complex undertaking, where design takes place four or five years before it will be powering whatever crop of demanding games currently hold our attention, having to understand what the capabilities of manufacturing will be at the time, and the state of software standards like Microsoft’s DirectX. Then when launch time comes, you have to be ready with enough chips hitting close enough to performance goals, and feature-complete drivers that are polished and ready to spit out images error-free.